Shirt attachment



Aug. 25, 1931. -A. A. M ORCK I I SHIRT ATTACHMENT Filed May 26, 1930 INVENTOR. d.

A TTORNEY Patented Au fzs, "193 PATENT OFFICE ALFRED A. ivi oncx, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT ATTACHMENT 7 Application filed May 26,

The object of the invention is a simple and inexpensive attachment designed to permit the collar band and adjacent portion of a shirt to be foldedback, and held sofolded,

after the 'fashion of an open-neck sport shirt,

"in other words, to enable the usual collarless or neck-band shirt to be worn with neck open but nevertheless presenting a neat appearance.

In its, preferred'form, illustrated in perspective in Fig. 1, the attachment comprises a single piece of Wire appropriately bent-,as hereinafter described; fFig. 2 is a phantom View showing the device in use andFigQ3 'illustrates the general appearance of the shirt front with the collar turned down and a tie in position, as provided for by the inventio'n.

v The attachment comprises a piece of wire like material'bent to approximately horsev collar. form, as illustrated in Fig's. Land 2.

I have found that'stout piano wire is-particularly suitable because it is relatively still", yet is easily sprung into position around the 5 neck and retains its resiliency,.althoughany" 2 other like material, metallic or OthQIWISQ," may be used. {The U or curved portion 1' is shaped approximately to fit the neck-while. the legs 2 extend down the front of the shirt 3 (Fig. 2) almost to the second buttonfrom the top marked 4. Atabout'this point, which of course maybe higher or lower, depending on the amount of opening desired, the legs are bent upwards and outwards across the bosom andtermin'ate in studs 5 (Fig. The latter may be separate studs attached to the ends of the legs, or, as shown, may conveniently be formed'by bending the wire it self into an outwardly projecting stem 6 and head 7, or-"otherwise, and for appearance sake, the heads may be finished off with gilt or colored tops, 'orthe like.

As will be apparent, the legs 2 permit the collar band8 and adjacent front 9 of the shirt to be folded back neatly and evenly,

5 while the reversely bent portionslO, when the studs 5 'areengaged in the usual holes 11, serve as struts to keepthe collar smoothly spread. J v I a As illustrated in Fig. 3, the attachment V holds the points of the collar firn'ily enough vide what is ineflect a third stud element so in F 2. As shown 'inthat iigureand in the one illustrated ispreferred on'account 1930. Serial No. 455,485.

to permit a tie to be Worn and WhileIhave I found that there is little danger of the collar band in the region of the back 'ofthe neck from becoming deranged, I preferably pro arranged. as to engage the back stud hole 12 of the hand and hold itturned down, as shown Fig. 1 this third stud element (marked 13) reformed by doubling the central portion. of the U upon itself and bending the tab so formed slightly backwards, that is, away from the neck. -Although any other suitable studelement may be used for this purpose of its simplicity.

.Having now described my invention,

claim: V e 1..A Sl'l'lli] attachment of the kind de scribed, 'coinprislng a piece of Wire bent to approximately, horse collar formand dimensioned to fitthe neck portion'of a'shirt with the legs extending down and outwardly bent" across the bosomfa stud element carried on i the end of each of said outwardly bentpor- 7 'tions and a third stud element carried by the a center of the attachment, for, the purpose described. r j 2. A shirt attachment comprising a piece of wire like material shaped and dimensioned to fit the neck portion of'a shirt, with legs approximately meeting at, and of a length to extend down the shirt front to, a point adjacent or belowthe first button, said legs outwardly bent from said point across the bosom,i for the purpose .described. f s

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

ALFRED A.. MoRoK. 

